1940 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1940 between Carlton and Footscray during round 18 of the 1940 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Jim Francis captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, B. Bignell, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, B. Green, J. Hale, C. Mann, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, B. McTaggart, J. Mooring, J. Park, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), P. Cahill, D. Chirgwin, A. Collins, B. Crosling, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, H. McPherson, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, B. Power, L. Robinson, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, J. Thoms
Carlton (15.12.102) defeated Footscray (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Carlton: C. Mann (3), R. Cooper (2), B. Green (2), B. McTaggart (2), P. Schmidt (2), J. Wrout (2), J. Bennett, R. McLean
Footscray: N. Ware (5), H. McPherson (2), J. Ryan (2), H. Hickey, L. Murphy
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | level | CARL by 4 | CARL by 22 | CARL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Bignell, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Crosling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Robinson, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 14 | |||